👀 Rare Encounter Alert! 🦓🦜 Witness this extraordinary moment captured in the wild: an African Wild Dog shares the spotlight with a strolling Southern Ground-Hornbill. 🌟

youtube.com/watch?v=a0VxRn… Did you know? Ground-Hornbills are often persecuted for their persistence in tackling perceived intruders, often in the form of window reflections! check out this Latest Sightings video of how it goes down and the destruction they unknowingly create.

Last week, we teamed up with TUT and Thabakhibidu Primary School for an innovative project! 🌟 Design students brought their creativity to the forefront, crafting fun and engaging class furniture that seamlessly incorporated the captivating essence of ground-hornbills. 🪶✨

It's that time of year again when the ground-hornbills have breeding on the brain!🐣 Soon, we will be beginning our annual nest checks to monitor their breeding activity. It's a demanding time of year for us on the project, yet it is filled with excitement and anticipation🐣🌟

🌳🏠 Saying goodbye to a legendary nest! 🦜 This week, we bid farewell to one of the most successful artificial nests in our records. Installed way back in 2002, this nest has been a bustling hub of activity, fledging 19 chicks from it.

🏞️ Field Updates: Buzzing with Activity! 🌿 As we appoach the breeding season, our fieldwork has kicked into high gear, and it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks filled with nest repairs and replacements. 🦜📷 #GroundHornbillResearch #NestInnovation #ConservationAdvancements

Job opportunity: Field assistant with the APNR Ground Hornbill Project Check out the job ad for details and application procedures. Applications can be sent to Carrie Hickman at [email protected]

A new publication on the African hornbills is out! Title: A retrospective review of the histopathology of captive hornbill chicks Check it out here: scholar.google.co.za/scholar_url?ur… #AfricanHornbills #CaptiveRearing #Histopathology #BirdConservation #AvianResearch #NatureStudies

On the 16th of September, the team was invited to exhibit their work at @ThabaTholo auction in Thabazimbi. Not only were new networks made, but some hornbill crafts were a sold. #conservation #educationandwareness #thabatholo #endangeredspecies #fordwildlifefoundation

When Southern Ground-hornbills are released into a new area they are monitored to keep an eye on their behaviour, territory usage, and health. We are thankful to have Imperial Truck Rentals so we can monitor the groups on Loskop Nature Reserve..

This poem is written by one of our MSc students in Ghana - we need to be hearing the voices of our youth as the weight of turning the tide on extinction and climate change rests heavily on their shoulders! We must all do more.

The Baobab is so grateful for the ongoing support it receives from MTPA. Delecia Gunn, Lucky Rakgetse and his team, Philip Ditshego, Alfred Mohlamonyane and the University of Mpumalanga WiL placement (Sibusiso Mahlalela and Silindokhule Nkosi) all step in when help is needed.

The first harvest chick is safely at the Boabab Conservation Rearign Centre. Our ex-situ coordinator Elaine went to fetch this first one herself in what looked like a splendid dawn - thanks to the Lowveld team for the careful nest checks, candling and hatch date estimation.

Over the past few months, our dedicated team has been 'all hands on deck,' working tirelessly to harvest second-hatched chicks doomed to die. Excitingly, so far this season, we have successfully managed to save five individuals.

Thanks to an amazing grant from @indianapoliszoo we can train students from Ghana who are conducting their research on the Abyssinian or Northern Ground-hornbill in Ghana's Mole National Park. #IndyZoo #KNUST

One of the young males at our Baobab Conservation Rearing Centre, who is turning six this year, has beelearning from his foster parents (who are also his grandparents) how to help collect nesting material to line the nest. #elders #mentors #baobabconservationrearingcentre

We are thrilled to welcome Daniella Skinner to the team. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

We are extremely proud to have been part of setting up the Hornbills in Trade Database (HiTDB) that was launched today and is now available at hitdb.org.

It takes a village to raise a child and luckily we have just that at the Boabab! Their help is invaluable in the hand-rearing process supporting rearer Elaine.

JOB OPENING! We are looking for a professional to manage our ground-hornbill rearing facility. For information on the position and its requirements, check out the position in the images provided. Applications submitted to: [email protected] Deadline: 15 March 2024